Ah ****, did I just ruin my ammo?

[DrGonzo615]

Keeping a long story short, some of my mosin ammo took a bath in Hoppes no. 9 for probably a few hours.


Is it still safe to shoot? Will it even fire at all?

[Quinc]

try it. Worse case you are out 3-4$ :P

[littlejake]

Hoppes is highly penetrating... as you know. Likely the primers are fouled. But, perhaps not -- mil ammo sometimes has a sealant.

Is it safe?? -- depends on you paying close attention when you shoot it. If you get a squib -- STOP shooting and check the barrel.

Frankly, I'd not risk it.

So, why did you soak it in Hoppes?

[navycorpsman]

just throw it out. A few bucks worth of ammo is not worth screwing up your gun or you

[nick]

So, why did you soak it in Hoppes?

To clean it, duh. Don't you people clean your ammo?

[DrGonzo615]

I have an old brief case that I usually take to the range and keep my ammo in, well it also had a bottle of Hoppes no. 9 in there and somehow the lid became loose and dumped most of its contents all over the ammo.

Also its commercial stuff, not surplus ammo

[Flyin Brian]

I'm guessing you were trying to save time by shooting ammo that automatically applies a layer of hoppes to the bore? Good thinking!!

[DrGonzo615]

So if one of the round is a squib, how easy is it to get the stuck round out? How badly does it damage the bore?

[littlejake]

So if one of the round is a squib, how easy is it to get the stuck round out? How badly does it damage the bore?

You use a cleaning rod and drive the bullet out. The risk is: You will not notice the squib; crank the bolt; and fire another round with disastrous results.

[JKB1957]

Better safe then sorry. Dump the ammo and buy a crate of milsurp. You can regret what happened, and the money lost, everytime you go to the range and safely shoot your rifle.

[bob7122]

if you don't want it, i will take it and shoot it for you. some ammo has a laquer or other sealant. try 1 round and see it it is a ok with your gun. if not i will take the rest.

[hylander]

To clean it, duh. Don't you people clean your ammo?

Pull the bullets for reloading

[gunboat]

Shoot a round, check for a hole in the target -- no hole in target, check the bore for a stuck bullet --
It is not nuclear science --
Or - just pull the bullets and reload -
Or - like the doomsdayers say -- get rid of it

[AleksandreCz]

I'm guessing you were trying to save time by shooting ammo that automatically applies a layer of hoppes to the bore? Good thinking!!

Greatest Invention ever Bore Cleaning Bullets

[steve91104]

Pull the bullets for reloading

^this